NASCAR has announced its schedule for its three national series’ during 2011 today.
Featuring 36 races, the schedule begins at Daytona in February and completed at the traditional season ending Ford Championship weekend at Homestead in Miami.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule features two realigned events. A second Kansas date follows the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte and will be held on June 5.
It also sees for the first time a decade the Sprint Cup will visit a new track with Kentucky set to host a race on July 9.
In another slight change, the Chase starts on Sept. 18 at Chicago — NASCAR’s second largest market — and will lead to a big start to 10-race playoff system.
“The adjustments and realignment of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule will make for an exciting race season next year,” said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France.
“The revised schedule provides better situated dates for the tracks, a more challenging lineup for the drivers and ultimately more intrigue for the fans.”
2011 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES SCHEDULE
| Date | Venue |
| Feb. 12 | Budweiser Shootout At Daytona* |
| Feb. 13 | Daytona 500 Qualifying |
| Feb. 20 | Daytona International Speedway |
| Feb. 27 | Phoenix International Raceway |
| March 6 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| March 20 | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| March 27 | Auto Club Speedway |
| April 3 | Martinsville Speedway |
| April 9 | Texas Motor Speedway |
| April 17 | Talladega Superspeedway |
| April 30 | Richmond International Raceway |
| May 7 | Darlington Raceway |
| May 15 | Dover International Speedway |
| May 21 | Charlotte Motor Speedway (*All-Star Race) |
| May 29 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| June 5 | Kansas Speedway |
| June 12 | Pocono Raceway |
| June 19 | Michigan International Speedway |
| June 26 | Infineon Raceway |
| July 2 | Daytona International Speedway |
| July 9 | Kentucky Speedway |
| July 17 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
| July 31 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Aug. 7 | Pocono Raceway |
| Aug. 14 | Watkins Glen International |
| Aug. 21 | Michigan International Speedway |
| Aug. 27 | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| Sept. 4 | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| Sept. 10 | Richmond International Raceway |
| Sept. 18 | Chicagoland Speedway |
| Sept. 25 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
| Oct. 2 | Dover International Speedway |
| Oct. 9 | Kansas Speedway |
| Oct. 15 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Oct. 23 | Talladega Superspeedway |
| Oct. 30 | Martinsville Speedway |
| Nov. 6 | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Nov. 13 | Phoenix International Raceway |
| Nov. 20 | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
* Denotes non-point event.
2011 NASCAR NATIOWIDE SERIES SCHEDULE
| Date | Venue |
| Feb. 19 | Daytona International Speedway |
| Feb. 26 | Phoenix International Raceway |
| March 5 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| March 19 | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| March 26 | Auto Club Speedway |
| April 8 | Texas Motor Speedway |
| April 16 | Talladega Superspeedway |
| April 23 | Nashville Superspeedway |
| April 29 | Richmond International Raceway |
| May 6 | Darlington Raceway |
| May 14 | Dover International Speedway |
| May 22 | Iowa Speedway |
| May 28 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| June 4 | Chicagoland Speedway |
| June 18 | Michigan International Speedway |
| June 25 | Road America |
| July 1 | Daytona International Speedway |
| July 8 | Kentucky Speedway |
| July 16 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
| July 23 | Nashville Superspeedway |
| July 30 | O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis |
| Aug. 6 | Iowa Speedway |
| Aug. 13 | Watkins Glen International |
| Aug. 20 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal |
| Aug. 26 | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| Sept. 3 | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| Sept. 9 | Richmond International Raceway |
| Sept. 17 | Chicagoland Speedway |
| Oct. 1 | Dover International Speedway |
| Oct. 8 | Kansas Speedway |
| Oct. 14 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Nov. 5 | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Nov. 12 | Phoenix International Raceway |
| Nov. 19 | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
2011 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE
| Date | Venue |
| Feb. 18 | Daytona International Speedway |
| Feb. 25 | Phoenix International Raceway |
| March 12 | Darlington Raceway |
| April 2 | Martinsville Speedway |
| April 22 | Nashville Superspeedway |
| May 13 | Dover International Speedway |
| May 20 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| June 4 | Kansas Speedway |
| June 10 | Texas Motor Speedway |
| July 16 | Iowa Speedway |
| July 22 | Nashville Superspeedway |
| July 29 | O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis |
| Aug. 6 | Pocono Raceway |
| Aug. 20 | Michigan International Speedway |
| Aug. 24 | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| Sept. 2 | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| Sept. 16 | Chicagoland Speedway |
| Sept. 24 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
| Oct. 1 | Kentucky Speedway |
| Oct. 15 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Oct. 22 | Talladega Superspeedway |
| Oct. 29 | Martinsville Speedway |
| Nov. 4 | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Nov. 18 | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
Note: one additional date to be added
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